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Michael W. Carter

Examiner (ID: 344, Phone: (571)270-1872 , Office: P/2828 )

Most Active Art Unit
2828
Art Unit(s)
2828
Total Applications
1045
Issued Applications
752
Pending Applications
72
Abandoned Applications
237

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/039289
Gaseous laser systems with edge-defining element and related techniques Jan 27, 2025 Issued
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18/659303
Low-power source of squeezed light May 8, 2024 Issued
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18/648647
Single photon source Apr 28, 2024 Issued
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18/614642
High-side driver method and device for a laser of a lidar Mar 22, 2024 Issued
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18/601035
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING LASER PULSING Mar 10, 2024 Abandoned
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18/438231
Tunable laser Feb 8, 2024 Issued
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18/427704
Spot-size converter Jan 29, 2024 Issued
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18/411435
Frequency standard immune to laser wavelength variation and aging Jan 11, 2024 Issued
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18/409474
Edge-emitting laser bar Jan 9, 2024 Issued
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18/402846
SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE Jan 2, 2024 Pending
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18/402159
LASER DIODE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING STACKED HIGH-DENSITY LASER DIODE ARRAY Jan 1, 2024 Pending
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18/396290
Gaseous laser systems with edge-defining element and related techniques Dec 25, 2023 Issued
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18/541852
SYSTEM COMPRISING A LIGHT SOURCE ON A SUBSTRATE WITH A HIGH OPTICAL INDEX AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Dec 14, 2023 Pending
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18/527850
Laser system and method for generating laser pulses Dec 3, 2023 Issued
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18/527172
High-Speed Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser, Optoelectronic Device with the Same, and Manufacturing Method Thereof Nov 30, 2023 Pending
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18/513927
MULTI-FEL PHOTON SOURCE Nov 19, 2023 Pending
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18/505528
LASER DIODE PACKAGE Nov 8, 2023 Pending
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18/495848
Power monitor for silicon-photonics-based laser Oct 26, 2023 Issued
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18/379093
Robotic system for acousto-optic transducer bonding Oct 10, 2023 Issued
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18/478921
HIGH POWER LASER ARRAY DEVICES AND METHODS Sep 28, 2023 Pending
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